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Susan Bridges

@susanlbridges.bsky.social

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She/her. I write TV & games & comics with my wife Tilly Bridges | Monster High | Star Trek Prodigy | Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming (IDW) | livin in the dream grinder

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · Apr 14

DID YOU KNOW that a good way to support marginalized people during a constitutional crisis is to hire them? SO hey @tillybridges.bsky.social and I are available for more hopeful inclusive work!

-animation writing
-comics writing
-live action TV writing!
-LGBTQ+ consulting
-any Star Trek

thank you!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Pendant Productions @pendantaudio.bsky.social · 4h

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 131:

The indie, 8-bit graphic videogame "When Summer is Over" was so remarkable, and so deeply trans, I had to talk to the lady who made it, @cicadaqueen.buzz!

We get into why she made it, what she was trying to say with it, and what the response to it has been!

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Personal Journals Podcast · Updated Weekly · Pendant Productions

podcasts.apple.com

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Eric Shmeric @ericdienstfrey.bsky.social · 1d

So Jurassic Park is about a group of rich people who don't understand that biology is far more complicated than "there are only two genders" and how this ignorance toward gender fluidity in nature causes these rich people to lose their money and die.

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ROSE @milkshakemotel.bsky.social · 3d

Portland art lovers and fans of unusual fish transportation MUST go see Sasha Fishman’s SHAD MODE at ILY2, there is a functional salmon cannon in the gallery with realistic weight hot pink rubber salmon you can chuck into it

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

www.propublica.org

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Mossforatu @dinolich.bsky.social · Jul 24

Going to the pumpkaboo patch to pick out my partner pokémon

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 20h

Same. It’s uncomfortable to hear from the people you don’t think deserve to live, eh guy?

Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 20h

Hi! I’m immune suppressed, so which virus is it socially acceptable for me to die from?

Oh btw, second question, which virus gives a 5-10 percent chance of lifelong disability to anyone of any age every time you catch it?

Just kidding, I know the answer to both of those is COVID. 🥰

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 1d

WITCHING SEASON is on kickstarter!

@susanlbridges.bsky.social and I are in this, with magnificent art by @ryehickman.bsky.social!

WHATEVER YOU WANT is super gay and VERY trans

it's about people who claim to love you and say you can be whoever you want... until that's not who they thought you were

A small child at a party, in a purple witch hat, with a creepy adult woman behind her. the woman's dress is turning into tendrils on the bottom, and her fingers are creepy, elongated, and claw-like

Two women holding hands and touching foreheads, eyes closed, candles in the foreground, with wisps of candlelight arcing through the darkness around them

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Slate @slate.com · 1d

The Roberts court’s thrust toward this goal would proceed even if Trump were not president. slate.trib.al/8B3r8rR

One of the Worst Cases of This Supreme Court Term Has Been Years in the Making

It is key to the longtime objectives supported by and benefiting the billionaires who funded the court-capture machine.

slate.trib.al

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michele abounader @cerealpancake.bsky.social · 1d

WITCHING SEASON is live now on kickstarter!

A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙

Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social

More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

Witching Season cover A by Skylar Patridge

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Supreme Court will not hear a case over a Colorado school district’s alleged actions discouraging disclosure of students’ gender identity to the students’ parents.

The case was a bad vehicle for considering the issue, even Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch note.

Cite as: 607 U. S. _
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Statement of ALITO, J.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
JONATHAN LEE, ET AL. U. POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-89. Decided October 14, 2025
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Statement of JUSTICE ALITO, with whom JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH join, respecting the denial of certiorari.
I concur in the denial of certiorari because petitioners do not challenge the ground for the ruling below. But I remain concerned that some federal courts are "tempt[ed]" to avoid confronting a "particularly contentious constitutional ques-tion]": whether a school district violates parents' fundamental rights "when, without parental knowledge or con-sent, it encourages a student to transition to a new gender or assists in that process." Parents Protecting Our Chil-dren, UA v. Eau Claire Area School Dist., 604 U. S.
(2024) (ALITO, J., dissenting from denial of certio-rari) (slip op., at 1-2) (citing Troxel v. Granville, 530 U. S. 57, 70 (2000) (plurality opinion)). Petitioners tell us that nearly 6,000 public schools have policies-as respondent allegedly does-that purposefully interfere with parents' access to critical information about their children's gender-identity choices and school personnel's involvement in and influence on those choices. Pet. for Cert. 24. The trou-bling-and tragic-allegations in this case underscore the
"great and growing national importance" of the question that these parent petitioners present. Parents Protecting Our Children, 604 U. S., at _ (slip op., at 1).

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 1d

hey #PortfolioDay! @susanlbridges.bsky.social and I are a writing team specializing in sci-fi/fantasy dramedy and trans/queer themes!

we're very available for staffing, freelance, consulting, and comics gigs, and have more fab new comics and animation work on the way!

Monster High on Nickelodeon key art showing Draculaura, Clawdeen, Frankie, and Deuce.

star trek voyager: homecoming issue 1, showing captain janeway looking out a window toward earth

key art for star trek prodigy, showing the crew of kids and hologram Janeway, underneath the USS Protostar

one hand reaching out, palm upward, holding an enamel pin displaying four circles, and another hand reaching out, palm downward, the two hands touch at the fingertips and are bathed in pink light. text reads: LONG AWAY WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TILLY BRIDGES & SUSAN BRIDGES SPACETIME PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS GRIFFIN KELLY JUSTIN LAWRENCE BARNES JEWEL CAVAZOS in “LONG AWAY” MUSIC BY AMY SUMMERS COSTUME DESIGN MARY-MADISON BALDO EDITED BY JESSIE EARL PRODUCTION DESIGNER AARON LOSS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ILIANA IPES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ERIN MACDONALD JOHN HARDIN KIT ISAMAN PRODUCED BY ERIN MACDONALD AARON LOSS JESSIE EARL

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

The good news is that the Supreme Court still refused to hear this case.

The bad news is that three justices seem eager to force every public school in the country to out trans kids to their parents, and it only takes one more vote to put a future case on the docket that lets the court do so.

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

fair point

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I can tell you she is extremely dedicated 🤪

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

ooooh

Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

I spent three hours on my quilt today, it won’t be perfect but that’s okay. It will be good enough. This is growth for me, a weirdo perfectionist about many things. (Also the variance will likely disappear when it’s washed, perhaps I’m not fully reformed.) (photo is from before I finished piecing.)

Photo of a calico cat lying on a multicolored Halloween quilt. There is a purple fabric with owls, an orange fabric with eyes, and a pink fabric with orange gravestones, white skulls and green tufts of grass.

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Sarah Hayden @wearyourshaydes.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, Los Angeles Area, perhaps when you are done with your No Kings rally on Saturday you would like to drop by the Culver City Art Walk & Roll and purchase some ceramic goods from me, your local small business comrade, at my booth, Homemayden By Shayden www.culvercityartwalk.com